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1 vowel
1) (in English and many other languages, the letters a, e, i, o, u.) vocală2) ((also vowel sound) any of the sounds represented by these five letters or by y, or by combination of these with each other and/or w.) vocală -
2 diphthong
['difƟoŋ](two vowel sounds pronounced as one syllable: The vowel sound in `out' is a diphthong.) diftong -
3 thy
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4 syllable
['siləbl](a word or part of a word usually containing a vowel sound: `Cheese' has one syllable, `but-ter' two and `mar-ga-rine' three.) silabă- syllabic
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vowel sound — noun a speech sound made with the vocal tract open (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑vowel • Ant: ↑consonant (for: ↑vowel) • Derivationally related forms: ↑vocalic … Useful english dictionary
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sound — sound1 W1S1 [saund] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: son, from Latin sonus] 1.) [U and C] something that you hear, or what can be heard = ↑noise ▪ There were strange sounds coming from the next room. sound of ▪ She could hear the sound … Dictionary of contemporary English
sound — 1 /saUnd/ noun 1 SENSATION (U) something that you hear, or what can be heard: strange sounds coming from the next room (+ of): the sound of voices | not make a sound (=keep quiet): Don t make a sound, any of you! | Light travels faster than sound … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vowel — vow•el [[t]ˈvaʊ əl[/t]] n. 1) phn a speech sound, as (ē), (oo), or (a), produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs, and usu. constituting the sound of greatest sonority in a syllable (opposed to consonant … From formal English to slang
vowel point — noun Date: 1764 a mark placed below or otherwise near a consonant in some languages (as Hebrew) and representing the vowel sound that precedes or follows the consonant sound … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sound change — includes any processes of language change that affect pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change). Sound change can consist of the replacement of one speech sound (or, more generally, one phonetic feature) by… … Wikipedia
